The name of the town originates from the Aboriginal name of a nearby water source.

A partonymic surname is a surname originated from the name of the father.

The name of the mountain originates from the Serbian name for beech (bukva).

Both the settlement and the district have their names originating from the name of the river.

The name of the district originated from the name of the river.

Another account is that the name originates from the name of the river and a furniture factory that was once located within the community.

The name "Balcali" originates from the name of the village that stood on the present campus before the university was built.

The name "Tampines" originated from the name of a valuable timber tree.

The name might have originated from the name of the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting.

This name, in turn, seems to originate from the name of the town of Ashkelon.